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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
829 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,288 and $16,059 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological and physical science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 391 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students per year to attend FIU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Florida International University

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

FAU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Florida Atlantic University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UAM also took the #9 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Monticello is $12,136 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of Arkansas at Monticello

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students per year to attend UGA.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UGA Biological & Physical Science Report

#6

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

With a ranking of #6, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Middle Tennessee State University

#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Mississippi State Biological & Physical Science Report

#8

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $15,514 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students per year to attend University of West Alabama.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of West Alabama

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 69 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend VCU is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full VCU Biological & Physical Science Report

#10

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Wesleyan University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

VWU also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $23,425 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students per year to attend VWU.

Full VWU Biological & Physical Science Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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